Academic Affairs

Tom Reynolds, associate provost for graduate programs and dean of the Graduate School since May 2002, has announced his intention to retire on Jan. 1, 2023. The UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees recently voted to bestow dean emeritus status upon Reynolds. He was recommended for the distinction for his distinguished service to the University by Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber. 

Researchers with UNC Charlotte’s Migration Research Network offer insight about the political, social and economic implications of the mass exodus of Ukrainian people, with an eye to broader issues.

UNC Charlotte’s Master of Education in Learning, Design and Technology (LDT) ranked 10th in the nation in U.S. News and World Report’s Educational/Instructional Media Design category. The online M.Ed. program in the Cato College of Education, as well as its companion online graduate certificate and blended Ed.D. programs, offers concentrations in training and development, online teaching and learning and school specialist roles.

Joël Gallegos, assistant provost for international programs for UNC Charlotte’s Office of International Programs (OIP), has been appointed honorary consul of France for the Charlotte region.

UNC Charlotte has been recognized for some of the best graduate programs in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.

The EPIC atrium is now the Robert E. Johnson Atrium in recognition and honor of Bob Johnson, dean emeritus of The William States Lee College of Engineering. The naming took place during a special ceremony in the Albert & Freeman Energy Production and Infrastructure Center on Thursday, March 17.

Research funding at UNC Charlotte reached an all-time high in 2020-21, supporting University researchers’ efforts to address some of society’s greatest challenges, among them keeping communities healthy, mitigating cybersecurity threats and enhancing the resilience of the power grid.

Since the emergence last summer of the COVID-19 delta variant, UNC Charlotte has partnered with the Mecklenburg County Health Department to provide genome sequencing to help health officials determine where in the county the coronavirus and its variants are present.

Over the past year, a dedicated group of UNC Charlotte faculty, staff and administrators collaborated to study the University’s potential to become a top-tier research university.

Undergraduate students at Charlotte who participate in research under the guidance of faculty mentors now have the opportunity to publish and share broadly the outcomes of their work and collaborative experiences.